Indow-pane-securing device



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R. L. PHEARS. WINDOW PANE SBGURING DEVICE. No. 584,828.

atented'June z2, 189V.

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ROBERT Il. PHIJARS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

iNINDOVV-PANE-SECURING DEVICE.

Y SPECIFUATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,828, dated June22, 1897. Application filed February 23,1897. Serial No. 624,594. (Nomodel.)

'h all whom it may concern/f Be it known that I, ROBERT L. PHEARS, ofKansas Oity, Jackson county, Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in WindowlPane-Securing Devices, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanyin drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to window-pane-securing devices, and my object isto produce devices of this character whereby a pane of glass may beclamped and secured quickly and easily in position by a novice orineXperienced person in the trade or art to which the inventionappertains.

A further object of the invention is to produce devices ot' thischaracter which obviato the use of putty entirely, and of screws, ifdesired.

A further object is to produce devices of this character which aresimple, strong, durable, and inexpensive of manufacture.

To these ends the invention consists in certain novel and peculiarfeatures of construction and combinations of parts,as will behereinafter described and claimed.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, I will proceed todescribe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichjFigure l represents an inner face View, partly in section, of awindow-sash embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 represents, on an enlargedseale,a perspective View of devices embodying` my invention. Fig. 3represents, on an enlarged scale, a cross-section taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 2.

In the said drawings, l designates the bottom, 2 the top, and 3 the sidebars, of a window-sash.

4 designates holes which are drilled into said sashat its four corners,said holes ex tending at angles of forty-five degrees.

5 designates an annular flange or bead of the windowsash, against whichthe pane of glass rests.

6 designates cornerbrackets provided with k arms 7, projecting at rightangles to each other, and with the stems or tangs S. One of thesebrackets is fitted in each corner of the sash and forces the pane ofglass at such points tightly up against the bead or iiange 5 and holdsit in such position by reason of the tact that the stems or tangs 8 ofthe brackets iit snugly in the holes i of the sash. Each arm of saidbrackets is provided with a cylindrical hole 9 and a narrow orcontracted mouth 10 for the same.

Il designates clamping-strips, which are adapted to connect thecorner-brackets and clamp the pane of glass squarely against the flangeor bead 5 for its entire length. Each strip ll in cross-sectioncorresponds to the form of the arms 7 of the brackets, which arepreferably of ornamental configuration.

rThe top and bottom strips l1 in length are equal to the distancebetween the horizontal arms of the brackets, while the side strips llare equal to the distance between the vertical arms of the saidbrackets, as shown clearly in Fig. l. Each strip is provided at its endswith trunnions or pins l2 of elongated form, so that they may be slippedthrough the mouths l0 of the opposing arms of the brack ets and into thecylindrical cavities 9which in diameter slightly exceed the greatestdiameter of said elongated pins in order that the latter may turntherein without lateral play or movement, that the outer edges of saidstrips when swung from the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3, tothat` shown in full lines, same iigure, shall bear firmly and squarelyagainst the glass and clamp the latter tightly against the bead orflange of the sash. In order to accomplish this, the strips are disposedparallel with the glass, as indicated in Fig. 2 and in dotted lines inFig. l, and then pushed in the proper direct-ion until said elongatedtrunnions or pins l2 have wholly entered the cylindrical cavities of theopposing arms of the brackets. The outer faces of the strips are nowdisposed at right angles to the bead or flange 5, as indica-ted also inFig. 3, and the necessarily-rounded corners 13 of said strip are opposedto the glass. The strip is then grasped and, supposing it to be thebottom strip, swung downwardly land away from the glass, as indicated bythe arrow in Fig. 3. As this operation takes place tle rounded corner ofsaid strip commences to push the glass toward the bead or flange 5, andowing to the fact that the curve of said shoulder is eccentric of theaxis of said pin and the cavity 9 this pressure on IOO the glass isincreased as the rotatable operation of the strip continues until by thetime the outer face of the strip bears against the glass the latter, ashereinbefore stated, is clamped tightly and iirmly secured against saidbead or flange 5. Thejoint thus made is so close that it is air andWater tight and the necessity for using putty is entirely obviated.

For small windows, such as car-Windows and the like, Where the strips 1lare comparatively short, it Will be undesirable and unnecessary toemploy screws for securing said strips to the sash at intermediatepoints, but for large Windows and large panes it may be desirable tosecure said strips at intermediate points, as indicated by the screws I4in Fig. l.

Should it be necessary at any time to replace a broken glass, it isobvious that an unskilled person, by inserting` a screw-driver under theedges of said strips, may swing them back to positions parallel With theglass, lift them from position, extract the corner brackets or two ormore of them, and then remove the glass and replace it with a perfectone. The brackets are then replaced and the strips resecured inposition, as before described.

It is to be understood, of course, that While direct reference is madein this description to securing Window-glasses in position, it is myintention to apply these devices in various other connections Forinstance, these dei With a bead or iiange, against which a pane of glassrests, of brackets iitting in the corners vices may be employedadvantageously in connection With glass doors for book-cases and forremovably securing in frames sheets of material not necessarilytransparent.

From the above description it Will be apparent that I have produceddevices for securing Window-panes in position which embody the featuresof advantage enumera-ted in the statement of invention, and it is to beunderstood that I may vary the form, proportion, and detail constructionof the parts in some degree Without departing from the spirit and scopeof my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

` glass rests, of brackets fitting in the corners yclamp the glassfirmly against the bead or g flange, substantially as described.

and clamping the glass rmly against said bead or iiange, for the purposeset forth.

2. The combination With a sash provided with a bead or flange, againstwhich a pane of of the sash and provided with pins project- 6o ing intoholes in the sash, and clamping-strips connecting and carried by saidbrackets and clamping the glass firmly against said bead or flange, forthe purpose set forth.

3. The combination With a sash provided with a iiange or bead againstwhich a pane of glass rests, of brackets secured in the corners of thesash, and provided With cylindrical i glass rests, of brackets securedin the corners of said sash and provided with cylindrical openingshaving contracted mouths, and

; clamping-strips connecting said brackets and provided With elongatedtrunnions Which fit snugly and rotatably in said openings7 and 5. Thecolnbination With a sash provided of the sash and provided withcylindrical openings having contracted mouths, and clamping-stripshaving rounded corners and provided with elongated trunnions arrangedeccentrically of said corners, and iitting rotatably and snugly in theopenings of said 9o 1 brackets, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

ROBERT L. PIIEARS.

Witnesses:

G. Y. THORPE, M. R. REMLEY.

